An Encyclopedia of Shamanism Volume 1

An Encyclopedia of Shamanism Volume 1 PDF Author: Christina Pratt
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 9781404210400
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 382

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Book Description
Shamanism can be defined as the practice of initiated shamans who are distinguished by their mastery of a range of altered states of consciousness. Shamanism arises from the actions the shaman takes in non-ordinary reality and the results of those actions in ordinary reality. It is not a religion, yet it demands spiritual discipline and personal sacrifice from the mature shaman who seeks the highest stages of mystical development.